Articles tagged “qatar”

Not many airlines have the luxury of designing an entire airport around their brand, but there is a lot airlines can do to design a seamless ground experience for their passengers nonetheless.

While there's significant interest among U.S. associations to organize conventions in the Arabian Middle East, only one third have done so due to a young regional industry in the Gulf still learning how to engage Western convention planners.

Missing in action in the U.S. airlines' report about the Gulf carriers' subsidies was transparency about the U.S. airlines' own subsidies. Although the congressional report is very dated, the Business Travel Coaltion, via WikiLeaks, is helping to fill in some of the blanks.

Qatar will continue to push the positive impacts of the games as it builds towards both the event and general tourism growth with hopes that time will erase memory of any transgressions.

Travelers in many global cities complain that it's difficult to meet locals in their interactions with hotel, tour or transportation staff; however, having a truly global view means traveling by means of meeting someone new, no matter the location.

Qatar is a destination in transition, both with an incredible culture and landscape to experience and the socio-political struggles that come with such development. The clearer the tourism board can be in communicating its realities, the better travelers will be equip to approach the country with an open mind.

If Airbus meets production projections, this is aircraft is set up to give Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner a run for its money.

We're going to need another class of airline to define Qatar. It's untraditional. It doesn't conform to the luxury mold. A new Upscale-Gulf-All Business-Economy Carrier for the A380 skies? It's a new model--one we can't quite put a label on yet, but suspect will do very well.

This joint venture sets up a whole new dynamic for American Express Global Business Travel, which can trim its exposure and take advantage of a funding infusion.

This might be one the first times ever that a country DMO (destination marketing organization) is spending so much money to sponsor a sports team, all in the name of promoting tourism.